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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

SpiceJet adds wet-leased Airbus A321 capacity

India’s SpiceJet has added wet-leased Airbus A321-200 capacity, expanding its available lift through an arrangement that includes aircraft and crew. The report provides no details on the number of aircraft, lease duration or routes, leaving the scale and operational purpose of the capacity addition unclear.

2026-10-18T19:55:12.063912-07:00
Israel   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
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Bloomberg • Sherif Tarek

Flight From Tel Aviv Makes Emergency Landing After Threat

By Bloomberg: An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna with 57 people aboard made an emergency landing in Bulgaria following a threat, the airline said, just weeks after a FlyDubai pilot tried to hijack an Israel-bound plane.

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2026-10-18T17:04:48.518379-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Fiji Airways board approves five-year turnaround plan

By ch-aviation: The board at Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has approved a five-year strategy aimed at restoring "sustainable profitability" and avoiding any call on a FJD200 million Fijian dollar (USD88 million) government borrowing guarantee, chief executive Paul Scurrah told a parliamentary committee on October 13, 2026.

2026-10-18T18:35:01.992279-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   North America   Policy & Regulation  
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Bloomberg

(JA) U.S. Restricts Drone Flights Along the Mexican Border to Counter Cartels

By Bloomberg: メキシコ国境から北へ1.9キロ範囲で無許可ドローンの飛行を禁止 国防総省や国土安全保障省と連携－年初にレーザー使用巡りトラブル Expand 米アリゾナ州ノガレスの米国・メキシコ国境沿いにある国境の壁 Photographer: Ash Ponders/Bloomberg Allyson Versprille 2026年10月19日 at 2:24 UTC 米運輸省は16日、メキシコとの国境沿いで無許可のドローン（無人機）を飛ばすことを即時禁止すると発表した。麻薬カルテルの違法活動への対策を含む国境警備を支援する狙い。 一時的な飛行制限は、国境から北へ約1.9キロの範囲で、高度約122メートルまでの無許可ドローンの飛行を禁止する。運輸省は発表資料で 国防総省 、 国土安全保障省 と連携して措置を講じたと説明した。 利用規約 商標について 個人情報保護方針 採用情報 広告について 広告の選択 サポート ©2026 Bloomberg L.P.

2026-10-18T19:55:37.391392-07:00
Airports   Accident   Delta Air Lines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Family Loses Lawsuit Against Salt Lake City After Man is Sucked into Engine of Delta Air Lines Plane and Instantly Killed

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The family of a man who was sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) on New Year’s Day 2024 has lost a lawsuit against the city over allegations that it failed to do enough to prevent his death.

2026-10-18T17:54:40.737525-07:00